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黑奴籲天錄

简黑奴吁天录 · 繁黑奴籲天錄

Mandarin · pinyin Hēi nú yù tiān lù

Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
奴: nú · slave, servant
籲: Look up this written character
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
錄: Look up this written character
吁: xū · interjection 'Alas!'; to sigh
录: lù · copy, write down, record

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1–2–4–1–4 · Hei1 nu2 yu4 tian1 lu4

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